I have ridden mine as a road bike and used 28C tires. With 28s it looks a lot like my Riv Road in general, but if you look closely you can see a ton of clearance at the brake areas and that does look a little goofy. Handling-wise it handles just fine with the 28s and I wouldn't hesitate to use them on a club ride with this bike.
I have to say that I put the Jack Brown Greens on it a few months back and it has been quite a revelation. One day while commuting home, I was driving an overly competitive rider batty by keeping up with him and eventually passing him. He seemed a little annoyed that a guy on a bike with downtube shifters and fenders was passing him like that, and then even more annoyed that he couldn't re-take the lead. Overall, I find the Jack Browns to be just as fast, if not faster, tham the Continental Ultra 28s that I had used previously. I also find that the AHH when not loaded down with racks is as sprightly as you would need for most riding, and you still have options for racks and bags if the need arises. Joe > Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:34:06 -0800 > Subject: [RBW] AHH as a road bike > From: sa240...@yahoo.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Now that I have the Atlantis, I have been thinking of making my Hilsen > more of a roadish type bike to use on week-end rides with my friends > on our smooth local MUP. Can anyone tell me how the AHH might handle, > ride and look with 25mm to 28mm tires on it. I know most people don't > ride that skinny of a tire but any feed back would be appreciated. I > am trying to separate the two bikes into two distinct categories; > Atlantis- touring, camping, commuter= big tires; Hilsen- club rides, > events, exercise, go faster=skinner tires. It seems like the Hilsen’s > clearance are wasted now that I have the Atlantis. > > I know it sounds like I want a more traditional type road bike and the > Roadeo would fit that bill perfectly, except there is the matter of > finances, can’t sell the Hilsen to totally finance the Roadeo, and I > am not crazy about the fact the Roadeo does not have brazeons for at > least a Mark type rack. > > Is the Rambouillet a better road bike than the Hilsen? If so maybe I > should trade or sell my Hilsen for a Rambouillet. I want to be clear > that I do not want to race, I just want to make a clear distinctions > between the two bikes. > > Sorry about the long post and thanks in advance for any advice or > feedback. > Shawn > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > _________________________________________________________________ Get gifts for them and cashback for you. Try Bing now. http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=xbox+games&scope=cashback&form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_Shopping_Giftsforthem_cashback_1x1 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
